SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Knowledge: the aim of the course is to introduce the student to the basic knowledge of the crystalline solids, ranging from the symmetry of their periodic structures to the thermodynamics and kinetics of their formation and reactivity, from the radiation-matter interaction that originates the scattering process, to the most common diffraction techniques at the basis of their characterization.
Knowledge and applied comprehension: the course supplies the instruments to predict and to interpretate the behavior of solids as a function of the surrounding conditions and to characterize the solid state on the basis of the structural properties.
Learning ability: the course supplies the methodological instruments and the basic language of chemistry, allowing to deal with specific basic and advanced texts.
Communication ability: the student acquires the technical language that is necessary to communicate correctly complex arguments and to discuss with specialists.
Independent judgment: the student is stimulated to recognize connections among the treated arguments in order to develop an independent judgment ability based on the acquired skills.